This bill establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security an Office of the Ombudsman to assist TSA employees who have complaints about TSA, including publicizing a toll-free telephone number to report such complaints. The Ombudsman must ensure that each TSA region has a regional ombudsman.

]]>2017-06-20T14:47:57ZIntroduced in House2017-04-06T04:00:00ZShort Titles as IntroducedTransportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes.Display TitleTransportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as IntroducedTransportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017115DSHEILARep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]18JACKSON LEEJ0000325888174TXJ0000322017-04-19hshm07Transportation and Maritime Security SubcommitteeHouse committee actions1Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.H11100House floor actions2hshm00Homeland Security Committee2017-04-06IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseIntro-HLibrary of Congress92017-04-06IntroReferralIntroduced in House1000Library of Congress92017-04-06IntroReferral41111HR2017-04-06Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityTransportation and Public Works[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 1986.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H2790]]]>HouseTransportation and Public Works2017-04-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.Homeland Security CommitteeHouseTransportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee2017-04-19T16:55:35ZReferred tohshm072017-04-06T13:09:10ZReferred tohshm00Standing1.0.02019-02-20T18:31:56Z19862017-04-07T03:11:57Ztext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.